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Harold G. Mackay ministered here in 1943, while ministering elsewhere in the South. See [[Grace_Gospel_Chapel,_Plumsteadville,_PA|Plumsteadville]] article.
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A few years later the growing assembly purchased a house and land and organized under the name Gospel Hall. Expansion led to plans for a new building in 1938. The first meeting held in the new Newport News Gospel Hall at 82 - 29th Street was in May 1940.
Around 1962, when the area around the area was becoming more commercialized, the assembly moved to 40 Ballard Road in a residential neighborhood, where more children could have easy access to hear the Gospel. Construction of Bethany Gospel Chapel was begun in September 1963 and the chapel was dedicated in June 1964.
In recent years, they've had an active Vacation Bible School outreach.
=Visiting Itinerants=
==1934==
July: S. McEwen, George Winemiller and [[John Monypenny]] each had meetings while passing through Washington D.C. Brethren McClure and Monypenny took meetings in the afternoon and evening on June 3 in New York City. George Winemiller had a week's meetings in [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA|Newport]], a week in Matoaca and a week in Petersburg and Richmond, all in Virginia. Bro. Monypenny visited the same assemblies and had one meeting in each, and two in Richmond. Messrs. Benjamin Bradford and W.H. Hunter are expected for meetings in Petersburg and [[Bethany Gospel Chapel, Newport News, VA|Newport News]].
==1937==
Newport News, VA: Conference was held Jan. 1-3. Fifteen preachers were present. Benjamin Bradford, S. McEwan, Fisher Hunter, Jas. Smith, William Smith, Mehl, Calderhead, Crocker, Cather, Reager, Nugent, [[John Monypenny|Monypenny]], Wilson, McCloud, and Craig. Conference was much enjoyed.
==1943==
Harold G. Mackay ministered here in 1943, while ministering elsewhere in the South. See [[Grace_Gospel_Chapel,_Plumsteadville,_PA|Plumsteadville]] article.
=Locations=
=Sources=
* [[Virginia history|Robert L. Peterson's history of assemblies in Virginia]]
* April 1943 Assembly Annals1943 * Light & Liberty 1934 & 1937;